Reuse of By-Product Sulphur from Oil Refinery

Summary

BP Refinery (Kwinana) is supplying its by-product sulphur to a nearby producer of inorganic chemicals (Coogee Chemicals) and Kwinana Nickel Refinery for reuse in their production processes.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Petroleum sector	Oil refinery
Chemical sector	Producer of industrial chemicals
Mining and minerals sector	Nickel refinery

Region

Kwinana Industrial Area, Kwinana, ( Perth , Western Australia ).

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Reduced waste disposal cots for oil refinery Increased company income/revenue (e.g. lower purchase costs for raw materials)
Environment	Reduction of industrial by-products to landfill Increased resource efficiency and security
Social	None identified

Additional Comments

None.

References

• van Beers, D, Bossilkov, A and van Berkel, R (2005) “Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area – 2005 Status Report”, CSRP Report (for Project 3B1), August 2005

Last Update

18 January 2007